Transcatheter Electrosurgical Loop Resection of a Right Ventricular Fibromyxoma.
Surgical excision remains the standard of care for primary cardiac tumors. However, advances in catheter-based electrosurgical techniques have enabled minimally invasive resection of selected intracardiac masses.
A 19-year-old male patient was identified with a neoplasm in the right ventricle after a medical evaluation. The possibility of performing a transfemoral excision of the tumor was taken into consideration, as the patient wanted to pursue a professional football career. Coagulation was used to remove the mass, and snare systems were used to entirely retrieve it. The procedure was technically successful without any complications.
This method validates the technical viability of whole mass removal via venous access and broadens the use of transcatheter structural treatment of intracardiac masses.
Transcatheter removal of a right ventricular fibromyxoma may be a safe alternative to open surgery in certain patients. A successful outcome requires careful planning, precise visualization, and coordinated multidisciplinary teamwork.
A 19-year-old male patient was identified with a neoplasm in the right ventricle after a medical evaluation. The possibility of performing a transfemoral excision of the tumor was taken into consideration, as the patient wanted to pursue a professional football career. Coagulation was used to remove the mass, and snare systems were used to entirely retrieve it. The procedure was technically successful without any complications.
This method validates the technical viability of whole mass removal via venous access and broadens the use of transcatheter structural treatment of intracardiac masses.
Transcatheter removal of a right ventricular fibromyxoma may be a safe alternative to open surgery in certain patients. A successful outcome requires careful planning, precise visualization, and coordinated multidisciplinary teamwork.
Authors
Aripov Aripov, Mussayev Mussayev, Kali Kali, Amanzholova Amanzholova, Maratova Maratova, Lesbekov Lesbekov, Orynbek Orynbek
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